Imphal, Sept 21: Members of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union today staged a sit-in-protest at Manipur Press Club today afternoon condemning the killing of a journalist at Tripura.
Local TV news channel journalist, Santanu Bhowmick was kidnapped and killed in West Tripura district while covering the agitation and road blockade by the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) yesterday, said a police source.
Superintendent of Police of West district, Abhijit Saptarshi said Santanu Bhowmick, a journalist from ‘Dinrat’ news channel, was covering the agitation and road blockade by the IPFT at Mandai when he was hit from behind and kidnapped.
Later, Mr Bhowmick was found with serious injuries and was rushed to Agartala Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the SP said.